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The female-skewing cable network has opted to not move forward with its Kim Raver drama pilot The Secret Lives of Wives inspired by Iris Krasnow's book of the same name, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Lifetime ordered Secret Lives of Wives in July, a month after NBC had already ordered to pilot a similarly titledJerry Bruckheimer drama called The Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives, which remains in contention for the fall at the network.

The news comes a day after Lifetime opted to cancel signature drama Drop Dead Diva after five seasons and a reboot of its long-running scripted hit Army Wives.